In a recent article published in the journal PLOS Complex Systems, researchers explored the link between impulsivity and obesity across 915 cities in the United States. Their findings indicate that obesity and impulsivity, measured by the prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), were less common in larger cities. ADHD appeared to influence obesity levels,…

MINNEAPOLIS — There’s good news for people with migraine who take common drugs before or during pregnancy—a new study found no increase in neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and ADHD in their children. The study, which looked at drugs used for migraine attacks called triptans, is published on May 21, 2025, online in Neurology®, the…

Parts of the “MAHA report” contradict scientific consensus.

The White House released an expansive report that blames a crisis of chronic disease in children on ultraprocessed foods, chemical exposures, lack of physical activity, stress and excessive use of prescription drugs.

PHUKET: A 27-year-old American man was arrested for possession of a psychotropic substance that can be used for mental treatment. The Kamala police station said its traffic policemen stopped the tourist for a search while riding a motorcycle without a licence plate in tambon Kamala in Kathu district on Sunday.

[Excerpt] My ADHD medication gives me a little mental boost to be like, Okay, I have clarity about my day, and, I’m not gonna have all this anxiety. I know where my path forward is. When I stopped them, I didn’t have that anymore. The half-dose of sertraline helped stabilize my mood a little, but…

[Excerpt] To address some of these topics, we did a five-part video series on these conditions. We introduce you to two Boise-area therapists who specialize in treating ADHD and autism in adults. We also speak with a psychology professor who focuses on helping students thrive academically and personally, despite a diagnosis.

More talk and fewer pills are being employed to help Americans maintain their mental health, a new study says. Psychotherapy is assuming a larger role in mental health care, while medications prescribed without accompanying therapy are becoming less common, according to results published in early May in the American Journal of Psychiatry.

A recent study of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) found that an AI-driven digital cognitive program led to greater reductions in impulsiveness and inattentiveness scores compared to a control treatment. The results suggest that these improvements were achieved by enhancing the children’s neurophysiological efficiency. The findings were published in npj Mental Health Research.

Summary: Sex differences in neurological disorders like Tourette syndrome, schizophrenia, and ADHD may stem from how histamine affects dopamine in the brain. A new mouse study reveals that histamine decreases dopamine in males but increases it in females, with the female response influenced by the estrous cycle. Researchers also uncovered that the pathways through which…

A recent study by the University of Turku and the University of Helsinki in Finland and the Finnish Social Insurance Institution Kela reveals that the average duration of ADHD medication for children and adolescents is more than three years. However, reliable, controlled data on the safety of marketed ADHD medicines in children are available for…

Key point: Clinical ADHD assessment protocols may benefit from examining personality and emotional dysregulation in college students reporting higher levels of ADHD symptoms and using them to determine intervention timing.